Babak Badrzadeh of Technical Director, Power Systems, Aurecon

Abstract:

This presentation provides an overview of following:
- Inverter topologies, operating principles and control for various forms of inverter-based resources including grid-forming and grid following inverters
- Power system dynamic modelling and analysis
- Grid connection processes and lessons learned

Biography:

Babak Badrzadeh holds BSc, MSc and PhD all in the area of electrical power systems. Prior to joining Aurecon in March 2021, he was with AEMO as the Manager of Operational Analysis and Engineering team. He is currently the Technical Director, Power Systems with Aurecon, and an Adjunct Professor with Monash University. His focus area is power system modelling and analysis, including the impact of grid-connected and distributed inverter-based resources from operational, connections and planning perspectives. He has played a key role in the worldwide establishment of wide-area electromagnetic transient (EMT) modelling, and the overarching area of system strength. Babak is currently the Convener of CIGRE Working Groups B4.83, C2.26 and C4.56, a member of CIGRE SC C2 Strategic Advisory Committee. In January 2021 Babak was appointed as a Distinguished Lecturer by IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES). He is also a recipient of 2019 ESIG Engineering excellence award. In March 2021 Babak was appointed as the chief editor of CIGRE Green Book on ‘’Power system dynamic modelling and analysis in evolving networks’’.